“He’s in the game”: Jack Leach earns applauds by dismissing Steve Smith in SCG Ashes Test

Dixit Bhargav | 08/01/2022
"He's in the game": Jack Leach earns applauds by dismissing Steve Smith in SCG Ashes Test

Jack Leach earns applauds: The English spinner has picked two crucial wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground today.

During the fourth day of the ongoing fourth Ashes 2021-22 Test between Australia and England in Sydney, England spinner Jack Leach has accounted for the dismissal of Australia vice-captain Steve Smith.

It all happened on the last delivery of the 29th over when Smith’s attempt to punch Leach through the off-side resulted in his dismissal. Smith, who was looking to play for the turn, was deceived by the lack of it.

With the ball sliding in with the angle of a left-arm spinner bowling from round the wicket, Smith couldn’t prevent the ball from hitting the stumps. As a result, the right-hand batter had to walk back to the pavilion after scoring 23 (31).

Leach, who had earlier dismissed Australia opening batter Marcus Harris (27), has stood tall on his potential especially in the absence of England vice-captain Ben Stokes. Been the only other bowler after veteran James Anderson to bowl 10 overs in this innings so far, Leach hs picked bowling figures of .

With Australia leading by just over 220 runs with six wickets in hand, England would be keen to pick quick wickets to stand a chance to chase an achievable total at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Jack Leach earns applauds by dismissing Steve Smith in SCG Ashes Test

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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